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Charles Scribner's Sons (1947), Edition: 1st, 48 pages
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When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.
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LibraryThing member toni2012
Sone Soup is a book of folklore. Soldiers coming home from war are traveling through the country in search of food. They go to a village where there a people who do not want to share there food and their homes with them. All of the villagers hid their food and said they did not have any food or any
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place for them to sleep, The soldiers noticed that all of the people were telling the same old tale. So, the soldiers told them that they would just make stone soup. The villagers were curious to find out how to make stone soup so they all hung around to see. They asked the villager for food on the sly by telling them that the soup would taste better if they had carrots, meat, seasoning, the villagers were so excited to see how to make stone soup that they forgot about the tales they had told about not having food. They did not realize that the soldiers were out smarting them and at the same time teaching the a lesson about sharing. Show Less
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Although there seem to be any number of picture-books involving soup made with stones - Jon J. Muth's recent Stone Soup, for instance - this retelling of the traditional French variant of the tale is the one I grew up with, and it holds a special place in my heart! The story of three hungry
Originally published in 1947, Stone Soup was was chosen as a Caldecott Honor Book, and it's not difficult to see why! Bold illustrations, colored in black and orange, perfectly capture the droll humor of the story. These soldiers know what they're about, and - looking at Marcia Brown's artwork - so does the reader. Highly recommended, to young folklore lovers, and to those who appreciate a somewhat vintage illustration style!
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soldiers, who, returning home from "the wars," find themselves in a village determined not to feed them, it is part trickster tale, part fable. Young readers will enjoy following the soldiers' ingenious method of procuring dinner, while also learning that resources go further, and produce a deeper sense of enjoyment, when they are shared.Originally published in 1947, Stone Soup was was chosen as a Caldecott Honor Book, and it's not difficult to see why! Bold illustrations, colored in black and orange, perfectly capture the droll humor of the story. These soldiers know what they're about, and - looking at Marcia Brown's artwork - so does the reader. Highly recommended, to young folklore lovers, and to those who appreciate a somewhat vintage illustration style!
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LibraryThing member conuly
I have burned through three different editions of Stone Soup, not liking each one (one had ugly weird illustrations, one was too sappy and rhyming, one was too modern and snotty) until I decided to try out the classic, Caldecott Honor version.
WHAT a change. THESE are the classic illustrations most
Please remember that this is a bit of a lengthy book for the smaller kids.
WHAT a change. THESE are the classic illustrations most
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of us grew up with. THESE are the soldiers and the peasants we read about. THIS is the story I'm keeping for my nieces. The telling isn't too clever, or too silly, or too watered-down, or too grown-up. The illustrations are neither too slick or too consciously old-fashioned. (Sheesh, I feel like I'm reviewing Goldilocks here!) I love it, love it, love it!Please remember that this is a bit of a lengthy book for the smaller kids.
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LibraryThing member kbuttry
This book is about three soldiers who have just finished fighting a war and are very hungry and tired. They stumble upon a village and try to find some peasants who will feed them and let them stay the night to rest. All of the peasants say no, so the soldiers have a plan to make stone soup, which
When I first read this story, I didn’t really like it. However, I read it a second time and I enjoyed it more the second time than the first time. I felt this story would help teach children to help others when they need to be helped and to show courtesy.
In the classroom, I would tell the students that we are going to make our own stone soup. I would take suggestions from the children as to what to put in it and then bring those items with me the next day and we would make stone soup, without the stones.
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the peasants give them food for and they end up getting places to sleep for the night.When I first read this story, I didn’t really like it. However, I read it a second time and I enjoyed it more the second time than the first time. I felt this story would help teach children to help others when they need to be helped and to show courtesy.
In the classroom, I would tell the students that we are going to make our own stone soup. I would take suggestions from the children as to what to put in it and then bring those items with me the next day and we would make stone soup, without the stones.
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LibraryThing member S1BRNSUGAR
This book is about three soldiers who have been fighting a war. They were very hungry and tired. They ended up in a village and tried to find someone who will feed them and also let them stay the night. All of the villagers said no, so the soldiers had a plan to make stone soup, and invited the
I read this book twice and I enjoyed it. I felt this story would help teach children to share.
I feel the childern would enjoy the story. They can gather different thing and make a stone soup of their own.
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villagers to share the soup. They ended up getting places to sleep for the night.I read this book twice and I enjoyed it. I felt this story would help teach children to share.
I feel the childern would enjoy the story. They can gather different thing and make a stone soup of their own.
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LibraryThing member ccondra
Teaches about sharing with others. After reading the book the class could make their own "stone" soup.
LibraryThing member cbruiz
Three soldiers enter a famished villiage, hungry themselves and in search of food. The villiage has nothing to offer them. The three optimistic soldiers then set out to make stone soup. Every body joins in, bringing what they have to offer, and they once barren soup then becomes a feast for all.
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All the villiagers come to the table bearing their hearts and appetites, hailing the soldiers for their pragmaticism and optimal creativity. They offer them the three best beds in the whole villiage for the remainder of their stay. This is a great story, and I remember reading as a story. It gives the message that even in one's greatest hunger, there is always an optimism to be found. The artwork, although almost colorless, and primitive, synchronizes with the feeling of the book perfectly. Show Less
LibraryThing member ascott68
This traditional fantasy comes in many versions, but all deal with visitors to a war torn village. The villagers learn the lessons of trust and sharing from the visitors as a delicious soup is created from a stone and various offerings from the villagers.
Excellent story that teaches cooperation.
In my classroom, we could actually create our own "stone soup" by having the children bring to class some of the vegetables that go into the pot. This would show them that sharing and working together can have a wonderful and delicious outcome.
Excellent story that teaches cooperation.
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Have read it to many children and they all seem intrigued by the "stone" soup lesson.In my classroom, we could actually create our own "stone soup" by having the children bring to class some of the vegetables that go into the pot. This would show them that sharing and working together can have a wonderful and delicious outcome.
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LibraryThing member ashley3919
This story is about 3 soldiers who are walking in search of shelter. They come upon a village that is going through a famine and nobody trusts anyone because of the hard times they are going through. They decide to make stone soup for everyone and the villagers begin to open up and offer
This book is great for 3rd through 5th grade. It teaches about sharing, and cooking.
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ingredients and in the end shelter.This book is great for 3rd through 5th grade. It teaches about sharing, and cooking.
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LibraryThing member berethalindsey
Stone Soup is a wise tale of Three Monks coming to visit a villiage
that has been affected by famine and war. The people do not interact
and they are suspicious of each other. The villiage has no unity no warmth not until the Three Monks come to bring the villiage joy again.
What is stone soup? I
Classroom Extensions
1. A hand out given to the students with reading comprehension questions about the story
2. A puzzle that must be done in a group. Each student must solve at least one part of the puzzle to reinforce the importance of teamwork
that has been affected by famine and war. The people do not interact
and they are suspicious of each other. The villiage has no unity no warmth not until the Three Monks come to bring the villiage joy again.
What is stone soup? I
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learned it can be any food that can cause people to share and interact with each other. After all the villiagers made the soup, it did seem like a soup I wanted to taste, of course no stones please!Classroom Extensions
1. A hand out given to the students with reading comprehension questions about the story
2. A puzzle that must be done in a group. Each student must solve at least one part of the puzzle to reinforce the importance of teamwork
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LibraryThing member MsLangdon
Part Ca 5 of 1 Motif (Trickery)
Brown, M. (1947). Stone soup. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks.
Three clever soldiers stroll into a town looking for food and a place to sleep. All of the townspeople, anticipating that the soldiers will want some food, hide it so that they can say they don’t have
Brown, M. (1947). Stone soup. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks.
Three clever soldiers stroll into a town looking for food and a place to sleep. All of the townspeople, anticipating that the soldiers will want some food, hide it so that they can say they don’t have
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enough to share. But the three soldiers have a plan. The tell all of the peasants that they will make stone soup. They start with a pot of water and stones, and one by one, each peasant starts to bring more ingredients to add to the soup. The unique feature of this book is that the trick of getting the peasants to bring their food has a positive outcome for all. The people do not feel as though they have been tricked out of something, even though they have been tricked into sharing. Show Less
LibraryThing member kazylstra
A fun book about cooking and working together. It is great for students who are a little older but a fun picture book for younger students.
LibraryThing member leighanderson
Stone Soup is a old folktale about soldiers who trick a town into feeding them. This is a good lesson because you can make the Stone Soup in the classroom.
LibraryThing member ChelseaRose
This is a classic that I remember reading when I was young and it is such a great story. Three soldiers are traveling and in need of kind hospitality. When the townspeople see them coming they hide their food so that they don't have to share. The soldiers accept the townspeople's declining them
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food and shelter, and start to make a soup that uses stones. The people are taken by this soup, and begin to add all of their hidden goods to make the soup more rich. Everyone feasts and is very happy, and the soldiers have a place to sleep before they leave in the morning. Show Less
LibraryThing member ericha.anderson
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Stone Soup has been used in several classrooms over the many years it has been in print. I remember my second grade teacher reading it to me. Children love to hear these tales of trickery. This story can be used as an excellent source for working on the reading strategy of making
Stone Soup has been used in several classrooms over the many years it has been in print. I remember my second grade teacher reading it to me. Children love to hear these tales of trickery. This story can be used as an excellent source for working on the reading strategy of making
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predictions. It is also great for teaching character education in the classroom. After reading this story about how three soldiers outwit greedy villagers into providing them with a feast, students will understand the importance of generousity and sharing with others. Show Less
LibraryThing member mstuhan
Fun read-aloud, so many great potential conversations.
LibraryThing member BKorfel
I thought I remembered this book from my childhood so I re-visited it to see if it still held the same place in my mind. It sure does! I really enjoy the message of the story, sharing. In the end, everyone shares in a feast because each one provided one small part of the meal. Classroom use:
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Another great life lessons book. Students could expand by making their own "stone soup" of good character traits. Show Less
LibraryThing member rdelamatre
A classic folktale about a clever man who finds a way to get some soup, the folk illustrations are appropriate and engaging and the story always delights children. A good book to base classroom activities on.
LibraryThing member tterrill
This book is about three soldiers who pass through a village. They are hungry and tired. They soon realize that the villagers are not willing to give up their food and beds. They come up with a plan to trick the villagers into giving them food.
I remember hearing this story as a child. I liked the
I would use this book in the classroom to teach about sharing. I would have the children a make a list of ways to help strangers. Then we would make stone soup. I would even sneak a couple of stones into the pot. Clean stones of course.
I remember hearing this story as a child. I liked the
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creative minds of the soldiers.I would use this book in the classroom to teach about sharing. I would have the children a make a list of ways to help strangers. Then we would make stone soup. I would even sneak a couple of stones into the pot. Clean stones of course.
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LibraryThing member nzfj
Library Thing part C…#3 of 10 Traditional Literature Motif Trickery 3
Brown, Marcia. Stone Soup: an Old Tale. New York: Atheneum for Young Readers, 1947. Print.
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown is a delightful retell of a French folktale; it shows how patience and trickery can help to build trust and
They tell the villagers that since they have no food they will make stone soup. The peasants are amazed and want to know more about such a soup. The soldiers ask for a huge kettle, fire, water and some stones, and they will make stone soup for the village. As the water boils, the soldiers stir the water and stones and continue talking, but loud enough for the onlookers to listen. “Any soup needs salt and pepper…Children ran to fetch salt and pepper.” The soldiers continue to ask in a lackadaisical manner for various vegetables and one by one a villager adds to the pot and eventually, they even add meat and cream; but only after the soldiers mention they had recently prepared this very soup for the king, but it wouldn’t be the exact recipe because it lacked the meat and cream. The villagers feel much honored in being so privileged to eat the king’s soup; they want to have a celebration. Bread, roast and cider, tables, chairs, music are all brought forth and revelry takes place, as they all enjoy the soup and entertainment. At the end of the evening, the soldiers ask to sleep in some one’s loft; but are told that three wise and splendid gentlemen “must have the best beds in the village.” The priest, the baker, and the mayor offer their own beds to each soldier for the night. Thus the perceptive clever soldiers meet their needs and through veiled collaboration, provide an impromptu feast.
The illustrations are drawn in shades of red, gray, brown and white on each page, somewhat, in an expressionistic style. There are lots of swirling and curling lines to denote activity and merriment. The peasants’ dress, head coverings, shoes, the soldiers’ uniforms, the thatched cottages, and cobblestone square, all give the authenticity of a 1700 setting and add to the charm of the folktale. The illustrations compliment the text and the animated features and expressions of the characters lure an emergent reader into the text. I would definitely have this book in the library collection. Curriculum link would be language arts and social studies. It would be a good book for read aloud or to have students practice oral presentations and give retell or write a script for reader’s theatre. The audience for this title is elementary and middle school and Special Education; depending on the activity chosen.
Brown, Marcia. Stone Soup: an Old Tale. New York: Atheneum for Young Readers, 1947. Print.
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown is a delightful retell of a French folktale; it shows how patience and trickery can help to build trust and
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camaraderie among strangers. Stone Soup was given the 1948 Caldecott Honor book award. Three soldiers (a favorite number in folktales) tired and hungry, returning from a war, enter a village in hopes of finding a meal and a place to sleep for the night. The villagers fearful of losing their vegetables, beef, and milk, hide all their food surplus; house by house, the people give the soldiers a hardship story in hopes the soldiers will leave their village and search for food and lodging elsewhere. Alas, the soldiers talk amongst themselves and procure a plan. They tell the villagers that since they have no food they will make stone soup. The peasants are amazed and want to know more about such a soup. The soldiers ask for a huge kettle, fire, water and some stones, and they will make stone soup for the village. As the water boils, the soldiers stir the water and stones and continue talking, but loud enough for the onlookers to listen. “Any soup needs salt and pepper…Children ran to fetch salt and pepper.” The soldiers continue to ask in a lackadaisical manner for various vegetables and one by one a villager adds to the pot and eventually, they even add meat and cream; but only after the soldiers mention they had recently prepared this very soup for the king, but it wouldn’t be the exact recipe because it lacked the meat and cream. The villagers feel much honored in being so privileged to eat the king’s soup; they want to have a celebration. Bread, roast and cider, tables, chairs, music are all brought forth and revelry takes place, as they all enjoy the soup and entertainment. At the end of the evening, the soldiers ask to sleep in some one’s loft; but are told that three wise and splendid gentlemen “must have the best beds in the village.” The priest, the baker, and the mayor offer their own beds to each soldier for the night. Thus the perceptive clever soldiers meet their needs and through veiled collaboration, provide an impromptu feast.
The illustrations are drawn in shades of red, gray, brown and white on each page, somewhat, in an expressionistic style. There are lots of swirling and curling lines to denote activity and merriment. The peasants’ dress, head coverings, shoes, the soldiers’ uniforms, the thatched cottages, and cobblestone square, all give the authenticity of a 1700 setting and add to the charm of the folktale. The illustrations compliment the text and the animated features and expressions of the characters lure an emergent reader into the text. I would definitely have this book in the library collection. Curriculum link would be language arts and social studies. It would be a good book for read aloud or to have students practice oral presentations and give retell or write a script for reader’s theatre. The audience for this title is elementary and middle school and Special Education; depending on the activity chosen.
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LibraryThing member Whitney_Gale
This book is a very witty tale about three soldiers that are hungry and a village not willing to share what they had. However, in their efforts to trick the soldiers into believing they had nothing to spare the soldiers tricked them into sharing what they had.
LibraryThing member jebass
A re-telling of a French foketale, “Stone Soup” is the story of three soldiers who happen upon a French village on their way home from war. When the villagers see them coming, they hurry to hide their food, anticipating that the soldiers will be hungry and will ask for a meal. When the soldiers
This book could be used as an example of folklore, to identify the elements of the story that make it folklore. Also for younger students, it is a moral story, a "feel good" funny story to share.
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knock on the villagers’ doors, they are indeed told that there is no food to be had, no empty beds available for the soldiers to rest. The soliders then call the villagers together to witness the making of Stone Soup, in the absence of food. Intrigued, everyone comes to watch the impossible happen. As the water boils three smooth stones, the soldiers mention how a few carrots might enhance the flavor of the soup; one of the villagers willingly provides a few carrots. Then, if only the soldiers had a cabbage to add…some beef and potatoes…The villagers scramble to provide the soldiers with extra ingredients. The end result is a fabulous soup, fit for a king, and the entire village gathers for an enormous feast. The villagers are so thankful to the soldiers for sharing their knowledge of how to make soup from stones, that they offer comfortable beds for rest in the homes of the village’s most important people. The soldiers, now heroes, are bid farewell with many thanks from the village people.This book could be used as an example of folklore, to identify the elements of the story that make it folklore. Also for younger students, it is a moral story, a "feel good" funny story to share.
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LibraryThing member aschmidt22
Stone Soup is an entertaining tale that provokes curiosity in the reader as much as the townspeople, wondering how the soldiers will make a stone soup. While older readers will find the range of emotion in the barely colored illustrations eye-catching, children may get bored with the lack of color
Folktales are always a great way to show students stories from other cultures, and this one also exemplifies the importance of sharing. The idea that if everyone gives a little, we can all have a lot, is an important lesson for children to learn.
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and contrast.Folktales are always a great way to show students stories from other cultures, and this one also exemplifies the importance of sharing. The idea that if everyone gives a little, we can all have a lot, is an important lesson for children to learn.
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LibraryThing member sapphiregirl19
It starts off with three soldiers who come into a town, looking for something to eat and a place to sleep. At first, the villagers did not want to give them anything and told them they need to go to another town. One of the soldiers had an idea to make everyone happy and he showed everyone how to
The book takes place in the medieval era which is one of my favorite eras with books. The artwork did not appeal to me, but the story kept me reading. I'm sure if I read this book to kids, they would laugh and joke about making and tasting real stone soup.
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make stone soup. Using stones and other food ingredients, the villagers were happy to share their food to make it and everyone was happy. The soldiers also got a place to sleep and left the next day, feeling happy for helping the village.The book takes place in the medieval era which is one of my favorite eras with books. The artwork did not appeal to me, but the story kept me reading. I'm sure if I read this book to kids, they would laugh and joke about making and tasting real stone soup.
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LibraryThing member icedchai
Genre: This book is a good example of traditional literature because this is a story that was passed down from generation to generation before it was finally written down. It also has a simple plot with a 'familiar' beginning, and has a happy ending.
Characterization: The author wrote an interesting
Age: Primary
Characterization: The author wrote an interesting
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dynamic with the characters. There are 3 hungry soldiers that go to a town to get some food and a place to sleep, and the townspeople don't want to help. As the story continues, you see how the townspeople view change on the soldiers. The author has the soldiers get the townspeople interested in a 'special' stone soup that is merely made from 3 stones. This sparked the curiosity of the people, and you can slowly see how the townspeople soon are eager to help the soldiers.Age: Primary
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Subjects
Awards
Caldecott Medal (Honor Book — 1948)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1947
Physical description
48 p.; 7.5 inches
ISBN
0684922967 / 9780684922966
Other editions
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown (Hardcover)
Stone Soup (Aladdin Picture Books) by Marcia Brown (Paperback)
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